- Type
- VC
- Cheque size
- $500K – $1.5M
- Fund size
- Fund III INR 504 cr (2022); Fund II INR 215 cr (2017); Angel Fund INR 83 cr (2012); Continuum Fund I INR 394 cr (2026)
- Based in
- Gurugram, Bengaluru
- Founded
- 2012
About
YourNest is an early-stage DeepTech venture capital firm that backs what it calls 'Challengineer' founders building IP-led technology startups from India, with a typical investment of USD 500k to 1.5M. It runs four vehicles: YourNest Angel Fund (2012), Fund II (2017), Fund III (2022) and Continuum Fund I (2026). Focus areas include AI, robotics, quantum computing, SpaceTech and Industry 4.0.
What they invest in
Sectors
Team (from their public pages)
Sunil Goyal
Managing Director and Fund Manager
Girish Shivani
Executive Director and Fund Manager
Sanjay Pande
Director and Fund Manager
Dr. Vivek Mansingh
General Partner
Venkat Raju
Venture Partner
Mohit Hira
Venture Partner
Ketan Krishna
Venture Partner
Satish Mugulavalli
Venture Advisor
Notable investments
Examples shown on yournest.in. This is not a complete portfolio.
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